In a somewhat awkward atmosphere, Shang Jianyao asked curiously:
"Doesn't it hurt?"
"Pain." Phocas didn't stop beating himself, and his voice was a little trembling. "But the more pain, the more I can forget the outside, forget the past, and see my true self."
This statement... always feels weird... Which religious organization's idea is this? "First City" is really degenerate. Many elders have certain ties with different sects... No wonder the internal contradictions are getting more and more acute... Jiang Baimian thought about it and deliberately asked:
"You advocate your true self, not which old age?"
Snapped!
Phocas gave himself another whip:
"No, 'Dawn' is the real me, and the real me is 'Dawn'."
Another sect that worships "Dawn" in February... Jiang Baimian did not equate the organization that General Phocas, Boss Hugo and the others belonged to with "Dawn Morning Star", because it was only from what he heard so far. From a few words, you can see that there is a big difference between the two sides.
At least in the information provided by "Panga", "Dawn Morning Star" never mentioned the word "true self".
It is not surprising that General Fucas and Boss Hugo believe in "Dawn", because Hugo has shown the ability to affect dreams before.
And now, Jiang Baimian and others finally understood what happened to the equipment in Ugo's room:
Their philosophy is to torture themselves, to gain pain, to find out who they are.
"I thought you both valued dreams more." Shang Jianyao said this.
Long Yuehong also thought so in her heart. After all, the most well-known field of "Dawn" is "Dreamland".
Phocas finished his whipping, took a breath and said:
"That is the misunderstanding of the world, and it is also the misunderstanding of the heretics and the heretics."
He threw the whip aside, picked up a wet towel, and wiped the blood from his body:
"Our consciousness is indeed swallowed by nightmares, and I become a 'mindless person' in reality.
"But we're not just talking about dreams when we talk about dreams.
"Dreams are a broader concept in our denomination, referring to problems that veil the true self."
Here's the difference... That's how the believers of "Dawn" at the age of 3 explain "innocence"... Jiang Baimian didn't blindly laugh at each other's theory.
When she is still 108,000 miles away from the conclusion, she will not despise any so-called "truth". Sometimes, there may be the deepest and cruelest reasons behind the absurdity.
Stones from other hills, can learn!
Phocas wiped his body, and put on his clothes with multiple welts like that:
"The 'Mirror Cult' and the 'Dream Cult' believe that the world itself is a fantasy. In a sense, this is not wrong, otherwise the nightmare would not have the terrible ability to devour consciousness."
When talking about other believers of the age, the general of the "First City" casually mentioned two secret organizations.
"There is also the 'Mirage Dragon Cult'." Shang Jianyao helped Zhou Guanzhu and the others fight for their status.
Phocas glanced at him and continued:
"But they want to use the power of Zhi Sui to wake up from their dreams and enter a new world, which can only be said to be stupid.
"Zhisui gave us the means and strength long ago, but we were blinded by the dream and didn't realize it.
"Everyone has a true self within the body, and the true self is 'Dawn'. As long as you can find your true self within, you can leave the dream and enter a new world."
Having said that, the lion-like general raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and tapped the side of his head:
"I will live forever!"
"Oh." Shang Jianyao looked very focused, as if he wanted to remember General Phokas's actions just now.
After Fucas was dressed, Jiang Baimian asked with a smile:
"Making physical pain is the way you find your true self?"
"Yes." Phocas nodded slightly, "Every time at Mass, we are discussing how to torture ourselves better. Some people prefer dripping wax, some prefer being needled, and some people keep summing up tying, hanging and whipping. Some people want to be tortured by external forces for their various skills, rather than doing it themselves."
He went on to say:
"Of course, the point is torture, not pain, the former includes the latter.
"In addition to pain, there is humiliation and mental torture. The simplest example is that some people try to draw strength from the pain of their partner's betrayal, so they take the initiative to create opportunities to test each other."
Your sect is not serious... Based on Long Yuehong's experience, it also feels strange.
At this moment, only one word flashed in Jiang Baimian's mind:
Everyone has aspirations…
Bai Chen originally wanted to ask, "Can you really accept this? Will you really feel satisfied with it?"
But then I remembered that Phokas repeatedly emphasized "pain" and "torture".
It made her feel that the other party was invulnerable.
"Isn't the most painful thing the death of relatives, companions and friends?" Shang Jianyao asked with a serious expression.
Phocas' face changed a few times:
"right."
His tone was very low.
Shang Jianyao further asked:
"Would anyone deliberately let their relatives, companions and friends die in order to feel this pain?"
Phocas couldn't help looking up and down at the guy, as if looking at a pervert.
He said in a low voice:
"How can someone who can do something like deliberately let their relatives, companions and friends die, how can they feel pain from their death?"
"That's it!" Shang Jianyao clenched his right fist and slammed his left palm with a look of elation.
He seemed to have solved some knots in Phocas' answer.
Fucas didn't understand too much, and didn't want to say anything more. He looked at Jiang Baimian and said:
"What kind of help do you want me to provide?"
Jiang Baimian already had a draft, and said with a smile:
"If there is turmoil in the city, the responsibility for protecting Avia is handed over to the city defense army, or there is a blank, I hope the general can provide certain convenience in our contact with Avia."
"What if there was no turmoil?" Phocas asked without answering.
Jiang Baimian smiled and replied:
"Then don't bother you, General, we'll ask you to do other things later."
Phocas was noncommittal, and instead said:
"If you are willing to share the harvest of contacting Avia, then I can agree."
Huh... Jiang Baimian let out a sigh of relief and said in a joking tone:
"Actually, according to your ideas, why do you want to obtain the secrets left by Ole? Don't you just focus on finding the real me?"
Phocas looked around and said:
"Before we find our true self, we also have to fight terrible nightmares, lest our self-consciousness be swallowed up, and Ole's secrets are likely to reveal the truth of nightmares to some extent."
Jiang Baimian stopped asking questions and smiled:
"Pleasant to work with."
Phocas turned to look at the window that was covered with curtains, and said casually:
"It's time for me to go back, too. Gaius will speak at the citizens' assembly later."
…
After getting the radio transceiver from Boss Hugo, the "Old Tuning Team" started debugging directly on the car, and then sent a telegram to "Pangu Creature".
The content of the telegram was similar to Jiang Baimian's belly draft yesterday, but it added the matter of today's citizens' rally, and gave a guess that "there may be turmoil", expressing the idea of that he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to contact Avia.
Jiang Baimian hopes to get help from the company.
She felt that the company, as a major force, could not have only an intelligence network and an "old-tone team" in Primal City.
After sending the telegram, Jiang Baimian turned his attention to "Garibaldi" Giuseppe:
"Does the company have Awakeners at the level of 'Spiritual Corridor' here?"
Giuseppe shook his head slowly:
"I'm not sure. I'm only responsible for providing relevant information, and I don't have in-depth contact with the people who connect. Before this time, I didn't know you were so strong."
What he means is that there are indeed many people who are sent by "Pangu Creatures" to perform tasks in the first city. He has indeed met with a large number of them, and has given specified information, but I don't know if there is any "spiritual" in it. Awakeners at the "Corridor" level.
Having said that, Giuseppe added two sentences:
"However, there are really many teams and individuals in the company performing tasks here, and there is a great possibility of strong ones."
"Individual?" Jiang Baimian's eyes lit up.
Just as solo hunters tend to be stronger, those who execute corporate tasks as individuals rather than teams are certainly not weak.
"Three." Giuseppe gave a positive answer, "but I have been exposed, and they will definitely not contact me again."
Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully and said to Bai Chen:
"Drive the car to the junction of the Red Giant Wolf District and the Green Olive District."
The official broadcast of the original city can be heard there, which is convenient for the "old tune group" to grasp the direction of the citizens' assembly, and in the event of unrest, they can withdraw into the green olive area in time - as a place where low-level citizens and foreign homeless live, there is a lack of Strategic importance will not be the focus of contention, and will only generate a certain amount of disorder, which will not threaten the "Old Tune Group".
"Okay." Bai Chen let the jeep accelerate slightly.